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Default Dimming 'not specifically dimmable' LEDs?

On Monday, 4 April 2016 17:29:50 UTC+1, T i m wrote:

So, assuming the first LED lamp I tried was also non-dimmable and
seems to work fine, what is it about 'dimmable' that makes them so


RC power supply

please. Would there be any issues using non-dimmable LEDs with a
dimmer like that if they actually seem to work ok or could it cause
the lamp to fail prematurely or worse?


immediate failure or fire due to severe overheating of the power supply resistor.


NT